As the range and extent of information increase so do the problems of their identification, extraction (dissemination), and optimal use (service). The new technological inventions, including computers, are coming handy to the aid of librarians and information managers in this endeavour. The availability of low-priced mini-computers in the 1980s has encouraged a large number of libraries and in....     View More Details

The present work is for the benefit of working library professionals in general and the students of study programmes in Library and Information Science in particular. This book has been especially written in accordance with the syllabus and scope prescribed by the Library and Information Science Departments of various universities and institutions.The most glaring feature of this book is the a....     View More Details

Computers in Libraries examines the impact of integrated library management systems, digital resources, and the Internet on the functions and operations of library technicians and assistants. The book provides a practical understanding of library system software, networks, online information and access, portals, open URL linking, and the fusion of digital and print collections. Each chapter op....     View More Details

In the plethora of contemporary works in library classification the Objective of Library Classification: Theory and Principles is three-fold. First, from pedagogical point of view it presents a whole vista of library classification - the theory and principles of library classification from evolutionary perspective, which is extremely useful and helpful for understanding the works of the....     View More Details

During the last two decades, libraries have shown a considerable degree of momentum in the collection building and readership program activities, involving considerable expenditure of funds. This rapid development of libraries has, as a consequence, generated several evaluative studies on the usefulness of libraries to society. In such evaluative studies, librarians tried to apply (to many ext....     View More Details

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